Endeavor's Launching

It was 4 o'clock in the morning, my husband woke me up, a shuttle launching was scheduled in a few minutes. I got up hurrily, put on another pajamas, socks, sweater, gloves and bonnet. I grab our binoculars, and we rushed outside where Aunt Katy, Aunt Sallie and our neighborhood were gathered together to watch the lauching of Endeavor.
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We did not have to wait too long, and there we saw what it looks like a ball of fire. The sight was just so awesome. Better than daytime. I cannot recall how many times I witnessed a shuttle launching, but this was by far the best of all.
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The Endeavor's (STS-130) mission will be to deliver a third connecting module - the Tranquility node - to the International Space Station and a seven-windowed cupola to be used as a control room for robotics. The STS-130 crew is using Endeavour’s robotic arm, orbiter boom extension and specialized cameras to capture detailed video of the spacecraft’s heat shield. The inspection gives experts on the ground 3-D views of the shuttle’s heat shield to ensure no damage occurred during liftoff.
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God bless the Endeavor's mission and its crews. May they all come home safe and successful.

Knowing The Construction Of Your Building

Few weeks ago, my husband and I came home early afternoon from a job interview, and we were alarmed by the sight of several fire trucks inside the complex where we live. Obviously, the problem was not from our building because they passed it, and shortly after, we found out that it was from Aunt Kathy’s building, so we rushed to their place. There they were, outside the building, kept safe by the firefighters, and there the building, smoked, blacked and soaked from the fire hose water. The fire started at other resident’s unit which was on second floor. We thank God that nobody was hurt, although all the things in the unit where the fire started were all ruined, if not totally burned.
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Fire is really a big damage to our living if it hits us. That is why we always have to be careful with everything that has to do with that accident. Personally, I always make sure that the house is in safe condition even if we are just inside the house, more so ever, if we left the house. But of course, it is true that sometimes, no matter how careful we are, fire can start up beyond our control, especially if you live in a condo, complex or apartment. That is why it is very important to be informed about the materials and application they used in the construction of the building.
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Congratulations To The Saints!

We were at Orville's house this afternoon to watch the Super Bowl XLIV. This is my second time watching Super Bowl here in USA, but I was not serious watching about it last time. We had Super Bowl food such as hotdogs, sausage, meatball and pizza. Mary brought a cake and served it with chocolate ice cream. We had fun today watching the game while enjoying the food with the family. Football day is family day.
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I was not a sport fan, but because my husband and his entire family are football fans, and I started to become interested in that game, even though there are a lot of times that it gave me hives because of too much tension I took from watching the game. Please bear with me.
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It was the New Orleans Saints who won. That was a good game to both teams, Indianapolis Colt and New Orleans Saints. According to my husband, they haven't won yet for a long time, and he wished that this time they will win, which really happened. Congratulations to the Saints!

Looking For Reliable Internet Service To Make Life Easier

How is my internet connection here now? It is sad to say that my internet connection here is still the same. Unfortunately, the one that I was talking about, they don’t have service in our location. Does they mean that we are located in a remote area? I can’t believe that. We are only 45 minutes away from Orlando. So, here I am, looking for another option. I really need a faster internet, because I hate wasting my time in waiting for its very slow downloading. It affected my entire day activities.
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Our next card right now is to try the satellite internet service . I read from the website of MyBlueDish that they provides high speed internet for even the most remote rural locations everywhere in the continental of U.S.A. It download speeding is up to 1.5 mbps. 30X faster than dial up. This sounds good to me.
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Talking about remote locations, I miss those days that we were in Kingston, MI. If not for the need to work, we wouldn’t have to leave that small town. I just love the country living because of its peaceful, relaxing and less traffic environment. I just love the moment that I sat down at our patio and there I saw deer playing at a distant, squirrels, hummingbirds and many other kinds of birds. We didn’t have problem with our internet connection then. It is really important to have a reliable, high speed internet connection when you live in that kind of place so that you don’t have to get to city very often to do things such as banking or paying bills, because you can just do them online via reliable satellite internet service.

Sing A Song To Your Maker

I love birds. There are a lot of different kind of birds here in Florida. I enjoy looking at them. When I was still in the Philippines, I love the way how I woke up every morning. Birds would gather near our window and start singing. It is very pleasant to my ears. The beautiful part of it is that hearing another birds from a distant responding, too.
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Birds sing because they have a syrinx instead of a larynx. The syrinx is the bird's voice box, an organ that lies deep in a bird's chest and is uniquely fashioned for song. That, at least, is the natural explanation for their gift.
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But let me ask you, why do birds sing? They sing because their Creator put a song in their hearts. Each bird is "heaven's high and holy muse," created to draw our hearts up to our Creator. They are reminders that He has given us a song that we may sing His praise.
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So when you hear God's little hymn-birds singing their hearts out, remember to sing your own song of thanksgiving, too. Sing a song to your maker.
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"Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises." (Psalm 98:4 NKJV)

Meet Unitard, Our Vacation Super Hero

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Vacation Rental Organization. All opinions are 100% mine.

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Food Trip Friday #18 - Sinigang Na Baboy (Pork In Sour Broth)

I am joining Mommy Willa on this "Food Trip Friday" meme for a reason that I want to challenge myself to try something new food at least once a week in order for me to learn to cook.

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When I was still in the Philippines, Sinigang na Baboy (pork in sour broth) was one of my favorite dish. I have been dying to eat that food when we were still in Michigan. A month ago, we were at one of the Filipino Fast Food here in Merritt Island, and saw that they have Sinigang na Baboy (pork in sour broth). I was so happy, bought one serving of it and took it home with me. One serving (one small bowl) was $5.00, and to somebody who miss it very much, it was not enough.

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A week later, my Filipino friend/neighbor went to Orlando and saw a Filipino market, bought a bag of kangkong, gabi (yam) and everything else that was needed, made Sinigang na Baboy (pork in sour broth) and invited me and my husband over dinner at their house. It was so good. Surprisingly, my husband liked it, that it challenged me to make Sinigang na Baboy (pork in sour broth) for our dinner, too.

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So, I did. With the help of Mama Sita's, I did. Although I did not follow all the ingredients that is recommended, and have it customized to what we want in it, but it turned out great that my husband and I really enjoyed it. He loves Filipino foods and I love him even more for that. :)

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Sinigang na Baboy (Pork in Sour Broth)

Ingredients:

*10 cups water

*4-5 large tomatoes

*1 large onions (quartered)

*10 stalks of long green beans (cut into 4)

*1 pouch Mama Sita's Tamarind Seasoning (Sinigang sa Sampalok) Mix

*1 kilo pork (cubed 2")

*4 pieces long green pepper

*4 medium size yam (cut into 8 parts)

*3-4 cups leafy vegetables (kangkong or spinach)

.........I put more than just 4 cups of kangkong because my husband and I both love it.

Direction:

*In a large pot, bring to boil the water and pork until tender.

*Add the tomatoes, yam, onions and pepper. Simmer until the potatoes gets tender.

*Pour in Mama Sita's Sinigang sa Sampalok Mix. Increase the heat and bring to a rolling boil.

*Add the long green pepper. Seasoned and taste. Cover and simmer for another 3 minutes.

*Add the kangkong (or spinach). Turn off heat. cover to steam cook. Serve hot.

Atlantic Seafood Market

It has been awhile since the last time I had fish, and so I told my husband that I miss to eat fish and right away we went to our favorite seafood market, the Atlantic Seafood Market. It is located in Cape Canaveral (FL) which is only 15 minutes away from our place. We both like this store because they have a wide selection of fresh seafoods and fresh fish. If you love fish and is looking for a good place to buy it fresh, you gotta try this one. It is located by the ocean, so it is really attractive to those who are seafood lovers. But unfortunately, they don't have our favorite fish which is the snapper. The owner says that the snapper is being banned as of now, and will be available again in the six month. Well, I guess I will need to try another fish and see if we will going to love it. For the meantime, we will go for clams which became my husband's favorite, too.
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I am posting this right from my Blackberry cellphone because our internet connection is slow again. Soon, we will be getting a new internet connection, but for the meantime, I am glad that I can read and write post on my blog.